Arbor support



May l., 1923.

E. J. LEES ARBOR SUPPORT Original Filed April 26, 1918 Patented May 1, 1923.

unirse; stares raraur @Win59 ERNEST J. LEEs, or CLEVELAND, omo, AssIeNoa 'ro HosEnL r. EaADNEajoE CLEvE- LAND, OHIO.

ARBOR SUPPORT;

Original application lediAprl 26,1918, Serial No. 230,979. Divided and this application led. February.' Serial No. 275,685.

T o, all whom t may concern: y

Be it known that I, ERNEST J. LEES, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at No. 621.0 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, in the 'county 5- ofy Cuyaho'gaand State of' Ohio, have invented a new. andv useful Improvement in Arbor Supports,l of which the following is al specificatiomthe principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in 101" which I have contemplated ap-plying that principle, yso as t'o distinguish it from' other inventions. l

This invention pertains to an arbor support for metal. working'fmachine's, and more 15'* particularly 't'o an' arrangement for swinging the same, out ofthe wayyfpreparatory 'to I.

mounting of" the operating parts.

I am well'awarefthat' 'machine tool supports ofv this' character are not' new, and also 201 know that'v s'fuchV removal of' the' arbors has been'accor'nplishedV both by a swingingmovjement and by a" straight line withdrawal. vWhen the support'l'is movable about'a pivot itv becomes difficult to accurately center and fix it true to the cooperatingspindle. When the ksupport is slid along a square socket the centre is held true butthe actuationI is cum# bers'ome. i Wy'idea enables the advantages of each to be had ywithout their. disadvat'ages,

3o' and this I have accomplished by employing a'combination of'both oithe aforementioned practices, that is to say, I provide anarb'or support proper which is capable of'being swung upwardly and at the Sametime I t Sarthe over-arm about which it swingsin a square sockets@ that the center carried by the' supportis always held true when in position to hold the arbor. y

Adverting to the drawings:

Figure I' is an elevation of, a part of a metal working machine showing blank and tool supports'togethe-r with an arbor supportembodying my invention.

Y Figure II is a similar view showing certain, parts -in relatively different positions.

'Figure'jIIIfis' yaff section on linelIIIeIII-Yfof,

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`Afsu `which 'slidej 'is adapted to nieve.` The 'lupper surface of the slide 3 isfashioned with amrelativelytransverse slideway t along which abarrage '5 may bamoved' through this ageney of a- 'screw `6 andjhandwheel 7.-' The carriage is 'pui-posed' tol support any itableframel carries aslideway 2 in has, both' rounded and squared'. sections and@ speciically has a middle portion 12' squared andits ytvvo ends 13 and1 kerounded and. oli

somewhat reduced size. The dimensions 'of the portion 12'are such as to, within the squared socket or the top` 10 ofthe column Ssothat the over-arm is capable otbeing` moved through the socket when the binderhandles 1v1 are loosened; As will be readily understood, when the over-arm is. withf drawn to the right soj that the rounded end` i 13y occupiesthe squared socketlthe over-arm may` be turned around. n y Fitted around the squared section 12v a split arbor support 15 havinga depending` extension 16 which carries a center 1 7 adapted to occupy a position in'axial alignment with reference to the clutch drive collar 9. The support 15 may be clamped tothe section 12 by a similar binder handle 18. arbor 19 carriesa tool 20and is mounted to rotate between the collar 9 and center 17. It will be evident that when the handle 18 is loosened the arbor support .15 may be. slid from the squared section 12 on to the round extremity 14 upon ywhich it is'loosely.y

held in place by an endcollar 21 so that it may be swung'upw'ardlyand out, oftheway whenv it isdesiredto remove the arbor 19 as appears in Figure II. ;A

It will be observed that I have provided an alternative means whereby they arbor support maybe swungout of the. way. In addi.-

tiontotlie inode ottV doing this, as .illustrated in FigureIl, the support 1 5 may belettv secured to.the;sectionY 1 2 andutliefoverjarm. bodily vwithfdfrawn.y vafter lOcseningl.v the; handles 1 1 untilfth'e rounded sec'gtion- 13 occupies the socket formed in the. top10 whereupon the over-arm and arbor support may beturned around as a. unit.`vv

The advantage. ywhich my. structuralf-are. rangement 05ers is that# enables' Werber., vsupport tobe 'swungupwardly out Iof the way and yet permit of its being returned to its functionating position and there fixed so that the center 17 is always accurately pointed Whenever the section 12 extends not only into the socket provided in the top 10 but also into the support 15. The handles 11. and 18 may be tightenedvfith absolute assurance that the center 17 is in precise alignment with the collar 9 as is required for the proper operation of the tool.

It is to be understood that the application of this invention is not to be considered as limited to any particular kind of metal working machine and therefore not applicable solely to a support for an arbor, notwithstanding the arbitrary title selection. Any member slidablyattached to an upright standard is to be construed as the equivalent of the adjustable column extension or over-arm. The essential idea is that a pair of members are so designed and connected to permit of distinct relative movements. According to the eXempliica-tion of the drawing one of such members is formed with an angular socket and the other with both a corresponding angular section and with a round section which latter section is however likewise fitted to said socket to enable it to be swivelled therein. Any side of the angular section may be said'to be tangential to the rounded section. It will be understood, moreover, that while a perfectly round section is preferable a slight variation therefrom might be permitted without departure from the principle of enabling a turning movement within the angular socket. rlhe underlying scheme is of course duplicated in the structure illustrated because the distinct relative movements may be accomplished either as between the column and over-arm or as between the over-arm and the support 15, thus giving the operator the option of swinging the support by itself around the over-arm, or swinging both over-arm and support around as a unit without requiring a loosening of the handle 18.

This application is a division from the application which eventuated on March 11, 1919 as Patent Number 1,296,821.

claim:

1. An arbor support comprising a column provided with an angular socket, an overarm having a section of corresponding angularity as and fitted in said socket, another section of said over-arm being rounded, and an arbor support tted to said angular section and adapted to be slid along to enclose said rounded section and enable its being swung around.

2. A device of the character described comprising a member and an arm movable relatively thereto, said arm having an angular and a rounded section, the latter being tangential tothe sides of the angular section, and a support formed with an angular bearing slidable longitudinally on either section of said extension and adapted to swivel about the rounded section.

3. A device of the character described, comprising an arm and a support carried by said arm, the engaging surfaces between said arm and support being constructed and arranged to permit of distinct movements ot' said support relatively to said arm, certain of said engaging surfaces preventing one such movement of said support during the other movement thereof.

t. A -device of the character described, comprising a member, an arm carried thereby and capable of distinct movement relative thereto, a support movably carried by said arm, the engaging surfaces between said arm and support being constructed and arranged to permit of distinct movements of said support relatively to said arm, certain of said engaging surfaces preventing one such movement of said support during the other movement thereof.

5. A device of the character described, comprising; a movably supported arm, a support movably carried thereby to swing and move end-wise relatively thereto, the arrangement being such that said swinging movement is hindered by the co-acting surfaces between said arm and support untilthe latter has been moved to a given point, and a center fitted in said support.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a member, an arm movably carried thereby, and a support movably carried by said arm, one of said movable parts being provided with angular and rounded male sections and the other being provided with a female angular section, whereby relative movements may take place between said arm and support endwise of the arm or about its axis.

7. A device of the character described comprising the combination of an arm and a support, one of said parts being provided with an angular socket and the other part being fashioned with a section of corresponding angularity as and fitted in said socket, another section of said other part being rounded of reduced size and adapted to receive said socket, and a center carried by said support and adapted to be swung around when such rounded section occupies said socket.

S. A device of the character described, comprising amember having a flat sided socket, an element having both a flattened` and a rounded section either of which will fit in said socket, and a center carried by said member.

.9. A device of the character described,

comprising a supporting member, a secondmember, adjustably attached to theA first member, a third'member movably' carried by the second member, one of said last mentioned pair of members being formed with a socket having a flat side and the other being fashioned With a flattened and around sec tion either of which Will fit in said socket, and a center carried by one of said last mentioned pair of members.

l0. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of an arm having a section of angular shape in cross section, and another section Whose maximum diameter at any point is less than the minimum diameter at any point of said angular section, and a support having a socket shaped to slidably fit a' the angular section of said arm whereby it may be moved from said angular section on to the other section of said arm for swing ing movement thereabout.

1l. In apparatus of the @lass described, the

combination of a member-having an overarm and a support movably carried bysaid arm, said arm and support being provided one with a femalel angular bearing and the other with a male angular section adapted to t and move in said female bearing, that one of said last mentioned parts which has the male angular section being additionally fashioned With a rounded section likewise adapted to move Within said female angular bearing to enable a relative swinging movement of the parts. y

Signed by me, this 28th day of January7 1919.

ERNEST J. LEES.

Attested by- CHARLES H. SCHUN, HoMER C. WARNER. 

